BPMI selects Barnes Global Advisors for AM database
The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA), based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, has been contracted by Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. (BPMI), headquartered in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, to support the development and management of a comprehensive Additive Manufacturing materials and process database. The results of this project are expected to be released publicly, supporting the advancement and alignment of efforts across the industry.
As BPMI advances its adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies to address historically long manufacturing cycles and the high cost or complexity of producing certain components, the organisation is building a structured database of experimental material property data. This effort includes data from tested 316L stainless steel and Alloy 625 coupons fabricated using Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) and gas metal arc Directed Energy Deposition (GMA-DED) processes.
TBGA has been engaged to interpret, standardise, and manage incremental datasets received from AM suppliers and testing partners. Drawing on its experience supporting Department of War Industrial Base Policy efforts and the US Navy’s adoption of advanced manufacturing, TBGA states it brings expertise in structuring AM data generation, analysis, and reporting.
“Consistent, high-quality design property data is essential to rapid application of AM within the maritime industrial base,” said Nathan Weiderspahn, BPMI Executive Manager for Industrial Base Management. “This effort is an integral part of our digital manufacturing transition, accelerating delivery of additively manufactured components to the US Navy.”
Christina Kurth, Business Development Director of Advanced Manufacturing at The Barnes Global Advisors, commented, “TBGA is proud to support the generation, analysis, and reporting of material property data that enables confident engineering use of Additive Manufacturing across naval applications. We value the opportunity to be part of these efforts and to help advance Additive Manufacturing where it can deliver meaningful impact.”
